Here are three photos of the special TGMS display case that was next to the Franklin
and Sterling Hill -American Mineral Treasures display case. The fluorescent case was
modified just for displaying fluorescent mineral in high ambient room light in the Tucson
Convention Center. This case has four special SW TripleBright II UV lights and a
cantilevered black cloth covering for the top and sides. Most of the specimens are from
the personal collections of Richard C. Bostwick and Earl R. Verbeek, with some from the
Sterling Hill Mining Museum. This was undoubtedly the finest single display case of
fluorescent minerals since Tucson '96 when there were 76 cases of fluorescent minerals at
the TGMS Show.

Fluorescent Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey
The two zinc deposits at Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey, have produced some of
the finest examples of mineral fluorescence in the world. What makes these
localities so great? Consider the following:

Large number of fluorescent mineral species: 89 at last count.

Bright, bold, and varied colors of fluorescence, with at least 20 species fluorescing
brightly enough for display.

(Hints on viewing Stereo Photos: Take a sheet of paper and fold it in half or thirds
so it is about 8.5 inches long or cut out some cardboard of about the same length. Put
one of the short ends vertically on the division between the left and right photo
(between the two white dots) of the stereo-pair, perpendicular to the screen. Put the
bridge of your nose against the other end so that each eye is on opposite sides of the
8.5 inch paper or cardboard. Now your left eye sees the left photo and your right eye the
right photo. Now gaze a little and the photos will come together automatically, and the
two white dots will appear as one dot.)

People & Places

Fluorescent Mineral Society meetings and members

Sterling Hill Mining Museum

Franklin Mineral Museum

Tucson Gem and Mineral Society Show, Feb. 2000

Dedication of the Thomas S. Warren Museum of Fluorescence
Ogdensburg, NJ, October 1999